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[ikiwiki.git] / doc / plugins / httpauth.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
index 0eda5554f452ea41b2e6f7eb451d5fa04e9e62dd..32732094b1eec4349449ee95e8ba752922fce9b9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
+++ b/doc/plugins/httpauth.mdwn
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 [[!tag type/auth]]
 
 This plugin allows HTTP basic authentication to be used to log into the
 [[!tag type/auth]]
 
 This plugin allows HTTP basic authentication to be used to log into the

-wiki. 
+wiki. In this mode, the web browser authenticates the user by some means,
+and sets the `REMOTE_USER CGI` environment variable. This plugin trusts
+that if that variable is set, the user is authenticated.

 
 ## fully authenticated wiki
 
 
 ## fully authenticated wiki
 


@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ One way to use the plugin is to configure your web server to require
 HTTP basic authentication for any access to the directory containing the
 wiki (and `ikiwiki.cgi`). The authenticated user will be automatically
 signed into the wiki. This method is suitable only for private wikis.
 HTTP basic authentication for any access to the directory containing the
 wiki (and `ikiwiki.cgi`). The authenticated user will be automatically
 signed into the wiki. This method is suitable only for private wikis.

+what if you what not allowd

 
 ## separate cgiauthurl
 
 
 ## separate cgiauthurl